Puthalapattu Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Puthalapattu
| type = SLA
| state = Andhra Pradesh
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (173-Puthalapattu highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Puthalapattu Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| district = Chittoor
| loksabha_cons = Chittoor
| reservation = SC
| mla = Kalikiri Murali Mohan
| party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}
| constituency_no = 173
| established = 2008
| electors = 215,183
}}
Puthalapattu is a consistency in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=31}} It is one of the seven assembly segments of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.
Dr. Kalikiri Murali Mohan{{cite web | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS01173.htm | title=Election Commission of India }} is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm|title=Assembly Election 2019|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074223/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=dead}} As of 2019, there are a total of 215,183 electors in the constituency.{{cite web |title=Electors Summary |url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf |website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=25 May 2019}}{{update after|2024|7}} The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal |
| Irala |
| Puthalapattu |
| Thavanampalle |
| Bangarupalem |
| Yadamari |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| 2009
|P. Ravi |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2014
|M. Sunil Kumar |{{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 2019 |
| 2024
| Dr. Kalikiri Murali Mohan |{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |
Election results
= 2009 =
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Puthalapattu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4054-andhra-pradesh-2009/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 14 September 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = DR.P.Ravi
|votes = 64,484
|percentage = 42.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=L. Lalitha Kumari|votes=63,533|percentage=41.86|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=P. Pushparaj|votes=17,627|percentage=11.62|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=951|percentage=0.63|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,51,757|percentage=41.86|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Puthalapattu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4055-andhra-pradesh-2014/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 14 September 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = M. Sunil Kumar
|votes = 83,200
|percentage = 48.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=L. Lalitha Kumari|votes=82,298|percentage=48.23|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=902|percentage=0.53|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,70,651|percentage=85.17|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Puthalapattu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11673-andhra-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 14 September 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = M. S. Babu
|votes = 103,265
|percentage = 55.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=L. Lalitha Kumari|votes=74,102|percentage=39.64|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=29,163|percentage=0.53|change=15.61}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,86,918|percentage=88|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|Loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2024 =
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Puthalapattu}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = K. Murali Mohan
|votes = 102,137
|percentage = 52.37
|change = {{up}}12.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = M. Suneel Kumar
|votes = 86,503
|percentage = 44.36
|change = {{down}}10.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=M. S. Babu|votes= 2,820|percentage= 1.45|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None Of The Above|votes= 1,420|percentage= 0.73|change=}}
{{Election box majority || votes=15,634
|percentage=8.02
|change={{up}}7.49
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 1,95,018 |percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
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